14 C dating and palaeoenvironment of the historic ‘little ice age’ glacier advance of Nigardsbreen Southwest Norway

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Matthews, John A., Innes, John L., Caseldine, Christopher J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1986
• Subjects: Moraine Ridge; Norway; glacier
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290110403; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.3290110403; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.3290110403

Abstract Moss and grass remains associated with a well‐developed in situ palaeosol buried beneath a moraine ridge in front of Nigardsbreen (Jostedalsbreen ice cap, southern Norway) have been 14 C‐dated. Pollen preserved with the plant remains suggests the existence of an agricultural landscape prior...